2023 Delheim & Hammel Staying Alive Riesling

Delheim and Hammel believe Riesling is one of the world's great 
white varieties although plantings have declined in South Africa with only 
a handful of producers making wine from this cultivar. Riesling's ability to make 
great wines shows the variety is still definitely alive and kicking.  
With the Hammels making wine for eight generations, and Delheim now in the 
third generation, Staying Alive also underscores the longevity and the important 
role of family-owned wineries throughout the wine world.
In collaboration with Hammel, the Staying Alive Riesling, made from a small 
vineyard block planted on Delheim, was created in 2022 for the first time. The 
idea was to produce a Riesling with less oily character and more fruit. The 
result is a precise, clean and focused rendition of the Riesling variety.